Community Calendar

Sunday

The Terrebonne Parish Library System is scheduled to offer Computer Boot Camp for adults from 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday-Thursday at the Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. The boot camp teaches basic computer skills, Internet surfing, CD burning and e-mail. The camps are free. Participants must register and attend all classes. Call 876-1733. Participants receive free T-shirts for completing the camps.

Adult and teens oil-painting classes will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays in August at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. Classes are taught by Gail LeCompte. Bring a blank canvas and a bag lunch. Limited to 20 students. Registration required. Call 876-5158.

The Sam and Jim Acting Company presents Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 p.m. Aug. 30-31, 7 p.m. Sept. 3-6 and 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for senior citizens, military members or veterans and those under age 21. Tickets are available at the door or in advance by calling Charles Savoy at 804-0658. Ask about school group discounts.

Downtown Live After 5 is scheduled for 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at Courthouse Square on Main Street in downtown Houma. Kerizma plays from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission is free. Concessions will be sold. Call Anne Picou at 873-6408.

Halifax Theatre presents Randy Cheramie and Lorna Gianelloni in the Pulitzer Prize-nominated comedy/drama “Rising Water” from Friday through Sept. 28. The show runs at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays at Bayou Playhouse, 101 Main St., Lockport. The production by John Biguenet is directed by Perry Martin. For show tickets or season tickets, call Bayou Playhouse at 888-99-BAYOU or visit www.BayouPlayhouse.com.

Thibodaux Regional Medical Center is sponsoring an AARP Driver Safety Program on Sept. 4 and 5. Call 446-1480 or 493-4765.

A free practice ACT exam for anyone enrolling in college is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. Tests are graded by The Princeton Review and results are mailed to students. Bring a No. 2 pencil. Scientific calculators may be used. Registration required. Limited seating. Call 876-5158.

The Second Thoughts Book Discussion Group meets at 11 a.m. Sept. 6 at the East Houma Library Branch, 778 Grand Caillou Road, to discuss “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison.

A workshop on painting flowers in oils, taught by local artist Gail LeCompte, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 8, 15, 22 and 29. Registration is required. Call 876-5158.

The Eager Readers Book Discussion Group meets at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, to discuss “Miscarriage of Justice” by Kip Gayden.

The Wii Can Do It Group for older library patrons is scheduled to meet Sept. 8 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. Seniors can participate in low-impact exercise using the library’s Wii gaming system. Games include bowling and golf. Water is provided.

The Thinking Out Loud Book Discussion Group meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, to discuss “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens. The group is facilitated by Jackie Jackson.

A Downtown Arts Walk is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 12 in downtown Thibodaux. The event, sponsored by the Thibodaux Main Street program and the Houma Regional Arts Council, features visual art, live music, poetry readings, food, drinks and more. More than 20 locations downtown are set to display paintings, sculpture, drawings, original jewelry and other artwork and crafts. Admission is free. Maps will be available onside. Call the Arts Council at 873-6367 or e-mail artevents@houmaterrebonne.org.

Professional storyteller Frank Levy performs for children of all ages at 11 a.m. Sept. 13 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.

Art After Dark is scheduled for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 13 in downtown Houma. The event, put on by the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild, features more than 40 artists displaying artwork at 23 locations in downtown Houma, from Barrow Street to Lafayette Street and on Belanger and Goode Streets. Live music is on tap, including the Houma-Terrebonne Community Stage Band in Courthouse Square. Maps will be available at all locations during the event.

Latin Night with music by Julio and Cesar is scheduled for Sept. 13 at Studio 371, 371 School St., Houma. Dancing from 8 to midnight. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. BYOB. Set-ups available. Call 853-0030 or 504-214-3145 or visit www.studio-371.com.

On exhibit through Aug. 31: Helen Robichaux, Artist of the Month for the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild, at Downtown Art Gallery 630, located at 630 Belanger St. in downtown Houma. The gallery is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily except Sundays. Admission is free.

On exhibit through Sept. 5: New Faculty and Adjunct Exhibition, including artwork by Michael Williams, Rita Hermann, Phyllis Lear and Chris Diket at the Ameen Art Gallery inside Talbot Hall on the campus of Nicholls State University in Thibodaux. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Admission is free and open to the public.

On exhibit through August: Victoria Monteiro’s collection of Madame Alexander dolls in the upstairs and downstairs display cases at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.

On exhibit through August: Paintings by L.P. Bordelon, downstairs at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.

The Terrebonne Parish Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Parish Council meeting room on the second floor of Government Tower, 8026 Main St., Houma. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

The Louisiana State Poetry Society’s Bayou Chapter meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Terrebonne Parish Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. People of all ages are welcome to come and discuss the lives and works of many poets and share their poetry. You do not have to join the society to come meet fellow poetry lovers and writers. Call Daniel Dupre, president of the Bayou Chapter, at 226-0654 or e-mail him at danieldupre@bellsouth.net.

TOPS Chapter LA 325 of Houma meets every Thursday at St. Louis Church parish hall in Bayou Blue. Weigh-ins begin at 5 p.m. and meetings start at 6:30 p.m.

The Easy Does It Club, or the EDIC, holds Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at 10 a.m., noon, 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. seven days a week at 101 Munson Drive in Houma. The club also holds Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Call 876-9885.

American Legion Post No. 31 meets at 7 p.m. every second Thursday of each month at the post, at the corner of Legion and Williams avenues. A meal is served at each meeting. New members are invited. Call the post at 872-0885 or Jack Croker at 876-6598. The Ladies American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 31 meets at the same time and location.

To submit a notice to the Community Calendar, fax it to 857-2244, e-mail news@houmatoday.com or mail it to P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361. For all notices, label it Attn: Community Calendar.

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